The Mill House And Attached Mill Bridge

TL 81 NE GREAT BRAXTED MILL LANE

2/80 The Mill House and attached Mill Bridge, formerly house by river opposite Brickhouse Farm

GV II

Mill House. (Formerly with water mill attached to right, now only the mill race bridge remains.) C17/C18 of earlier origin. Timber framed and plastered. Brick plinth. Red plain tiled gambrel roof, half hipped to left. Central red brick chimney stack. 2 storeys and attics. Later wings at rear, single storey extension to right. 5 window range of various small paned vertically sliding sashes, those to ground floor with shutters. First floor central window and leaded 2 light casement with moulded surround, flat canopy on brackets. Left return attic has a 2 light vertically sliding sash with glazing bars and Gothic heads. Various 3 window range under. 4 panel 2 light door, moulded surround, flat canopy on brackets, attached outbuildings now incorporated into the house to left of this door. Some timber frame exposed internally. Attached to left is the original bridge to the mill race and water wheel. Of red brick with soldier coping to south face and moulded brick coping to north face. One arch adjoins the house with pair of sluice arches to the west, these with restored cutwater. The whole with outbuildings q.v. 2/81,82 making a very attractive group beside the River Blackwater.

Listing NGR: TL8509516850